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Mustangs’ stolen bases lead the way to another victory

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Llano, #LlanoCounty, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL, #YellowJackets0 comment

The Marble Falls High School baseball team defeated Llano 10-3 April 23 in a non-district contest. “It was another defensive game,” Mustangs head coach Tyler Porter said. “It’s hard to play bad baseball when you play good defense. Our pitchers threw strikes and our defense backed them up.” Senior pitcher Jake Becker picked up the win. In five innings, he gave up three earned runs off five hits, walked four, hit one with a pitch, and struck out four. Kyle Curtis was the reliever and gave up three hits, one…

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Mustangs’ defense paves the way for shutout win over Grizzlies

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #glenn, #grizzlies, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Marble Falls High School baseball team played its most complete game in a 7-0 win against Leander Glenn April 22. The Mustangs (7-13, 3-9 District 25-5A) scored four runs in the first inning and three in the second for the victory. Meanwhile, senior pitcher Hudson McBryde and the defense retired the first two Grizzlie batters in every inning. “We feed off each other,” McBryde said. “In any game when the pitcher is throwing strikes and the defense is making plays, that’s what you want. As a pitcher you want…

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Bulldogs qualify for the postseason after crucial game two win over the Ducks in battle that included Mother Nature

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #ducks, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #taylor, #taylorducks, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School baseball team earned another big win in District 19-4A play April 19 when the Bulldogs beat Taylor 13-6 and ensures their season continues beyond the regular season. The victory also sets up a key contest at Taylor at the end of this week. “That win right there puts us in the playoffs for the first time in a long time,” Burnet head coach Russell Houston said. “(My players are) going to compete against whoever is out there. Last night was a different night with the weather…

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Ten Highland Lakes Sports Insight

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #LadyDawgs, #LadyFlames, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Welcome to this weekly column where readers will find a summary of sports across the region and the impressions left on this writer. The week is big for the Burnet and Marble Falls high school track teams. Both will be competing at area meets with athletes aiming to get to regional meets. Pole vaulters on both squads advanced to area meets, which might be the most impressive finishes of the 17 events at district meets. And that’s saying something particularly in north Burnet County, which we’ll get to in a…

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Flames need extra inning to run rule Bryan Allen Academy

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Faith Academy of Marble Falls baseball team battled some early adversity against Bryan Allen Academy for a 15-0 win April 14. The Flames (6-2, 4-0 Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) needed four innings to enact the run rule and got another stellar pitching performance from sophomore Kade Shaw. Shaw gave up 1 hit and 3 walks and struck out 11. But Shaw faced five batters to begin the game, while the Flames went three up, three down with three strikeouts in their half of the opening inning.…

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Bulldogs show who they really are in defeating the Eagles

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #Eagles, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #salado, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

The Burnet High School baseball team illustrated almost every emotion known in sports in a 24-hour period. One night after losing to Salado 20-3 in a contest that ended after 5 1/2 innings April 13, the Bulldogs arrived at Bulldog Diamonds for the conclusion of a three-game series with the Eagles April 14. Because Burnet had beaten the Eagles 7-6 March 18, both teams knew the winner would take the crucial head-to-head matchup that sometimes determines playoff berths or seeds for the postseason. But this time, the Bulldogs (9-10-1, 6-5…

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Mustangs dominate in all three phases for win over Leander

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #diamonds, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #leander, #lions, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

A complete game. That’s what Marble Falls High School baseball coach Tyler Porter kept telling his players was the key to victory. He wanted to see the Mustangs (6-12, 2-8 District 25-5A) get consistent pitching and the defense make every routine play with the batters making solid contact and hitting in the gaps. Against Leander April 14, Porter got what he wanted in a 6-1 victory in a contest his team led from start to finish. “All three phases looked good,” he said. “There weren’t many walks, we had good…

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Mustangs push Eagles in another one-run district contest

April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #Eagles, #EFND, #Georgetown, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #MarbleFalls, #Mustangs, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

A pitching change and timely hitting with runners in scoring position helped Georgetown High defeat the Marble Falls High School baseball team 5-4 April 12. “The start was great,” Marble Falls head coach Tyler Porter said of his team. “Our Achilles’ heel is we always seem to give some back. That was one of the most complete games we’ve played.” The Mustangs (5-12, 1-8 District 25-5A) couldn’t have started the game better. Pitcher Bryson Atkinson forced the Eagles (19-3, 7-2) to go 3 up, 3 down in the first inning…

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Flames enjoy another lopsided victory in shortened contest

April 12, 2022April 12, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#BurnetCounty, #FaithAcademy, #Flames, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #HillCountry, #MarbleFalls, #TAPPS, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster0 comment

San Marcos Hill Country hosted senior night before the start of its baseball game against Faith Academy of Marble Falls April 8, so the Flames braced for the Rams’ best effort. Needless to say, Hill Country found few answers thanks to sophomore pitcher Kade Shaw, who led the Flames (5-2, 3-0 District 3-2A Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) to a 16-0 win in a contest that ended after three innings. Shaw had an in-park grand slam and finished with 5 RBIs. Carter Fromberg and Dylan Offutt each had…

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Weekend losses reveal important traits for the Bulldogs

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Jennifer Fierro#bulldogs, #Burnet, #BurnetCounty, #HighlandLakes, #HighlandLakesSports, #Texas, #TexasChalkTalk, #TheBroadPodcaster, #UIL0 comment

Though the Burnet High School baseball team suffered back-to-back losses April 8-9, head coach Russell Houston pointed out the differences he believes are key for the Bulldogs as they turn their attention to the final weeks of the regular season. The Bulldogs (8-9-1, 5-4 District 19-4A) lost to Austin McCallum 11-8 April 9, a day after a 10-0 loss to Georgetown Gateway. Top of the list in the differences between the two contests can be found in the first inning. In both contests, Burnet gave up four runs. But against…